Combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus



3, 1932- "r. c. SMITH ET AL 1.}887J72 COMBINED EARTH BORING MACHINE AND DERRICK APPARATQS Filed July 2, 1932 v 6 Sheets-Sheet l NVENTOR C. SMITH. J: -B. SPOWART ATTORNEY Nov. 8, 1932. T. c. SMITH ET AL v 1,887,172

COMBINED EARTH BORING MACHINE AND DERRICK APPARATUS Filed July 2, 1932 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Nov. 8, 1932.

T. (2. SMITH ETAL 1,887,172 COMBINED EARTH BORING MACHINE AND DERRICK APPARATUS Filed July 2, 1932 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 J. B. SPOWART f Wc ATTORNEY Nov. 8, 1932. T. c. SMITH ET AL COKBINED'EAR'EH BORING MACHINE AND DERRICK APPARATUS Filed July 2, .1932 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR T. C. SMITH J. B. :SPOWART fi ATTORNEY 7 fl m JIM M A, i, A ME:

NOV. 8. 1932'. T C s n- ET AL COMBINED EARTH BORING MACHINE AND DERRICK APPARATUS Filed July 2, 1932 s Sheets-Sheet 5 mm H BY yaw ATI'ORNF" Nov. 8, 1932.

1-. c. SMITH ET AL 7,172 COMEDY: EARTH BORING MACHINE AND DERRICK APPARATUS Filed July 2, 1952 e Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR T. C. SMITH BY JBSPOWART ATTORNFY Patented Nov. 8, 1932 TEMPLE CLIFFORD SMITH, NEWARK, NEW masnv,

OF WESTFIELID, AND ASSIGNORS T AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH JOHN nnvmunen srownn'r, or

COMPANY, CQBPORATION OF NEW YORK COMBINED EARTH BOEING MACHINE m DERRICK APPARATUS Application filed my 2, 1932. Serial No. 620,694.

This invention relates to combined earth 7 boring and derrick apparatus, and more particularly to arrangements of this character which are of the portable power driven type and adapted for boring holes and installing poles therein.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a combined earth auger and derrick apparatus adapted to be mounted on a motor truck and so positioned that the operating mechanism therefor may be coupled to the engine shaft or power take-01f of the truck, thereby enabling the boring operation of the auger or the adjustment of the derrick to various heights to be effected by means of the power derived from the engine.

Another object of. the invention is to provide improved leveling mechanism for the boring mechanism whereby in case the truck is standing on sloping or uneven ground, the auger and connected driving mechanism may be adjusted by power to assume a plumb position; or where required, may be adjusted to bore in an inclined position.

A further object consists in the provision of braking mechanism for insuring positive locking action for the apparatus when in normal position.

These and further objects will be apparent from the following detailed description,

when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in which one embodiment of the improved invention is illustrated.

In the drawings, inwhich likecharacters of reference designate like parts throughout: Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section,

showing the auger and its shaft and the, transmission mechauism by which these members are driven; J Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig.3 is a plan view of Fig. 1 partly in section:

Fig. 3a is a detail of the chain drive adjust ing mechanism 1 Fig. 4 is an elevation taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 showing a brake lock;

Fig. 5 is aside elevation partly broken and to be adjusted through away to show internal mechanism of the two main drive clutches and brakes;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the two clutches shown in Fig. 5, one clutch being shown on one side of the center or dotted line and the second clutch being shown on the other'side of said line;

Fig. 7 is an elevation in section of a telescoping derrick adapted to be connected to the upper end of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 power applied to said apparatus. I

Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 88 of El g. 7 y I Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the top portion of the derrick shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is a schematic view of the boring and derrick apparatus; and

Fig. ll'is a perspective view of the boring and derrick apparatus mounted in position upon a truck.

The-apparatus shown on the accompanying drawings including the boring and derrick apparatus,

in detail, is adapted to be suitably'mounted upon a truck and operated by the truck engine through changeable speed transmission (not shown). The boring. apparatus functions to dig holes in whi h poles or the like are to be positioned and'the derrick apparatus functions to place poles in'these holes. This latter operation is performed by means of a line wound upon a wi ch drum carried by the truck, which passes over-a sheave carriedby the derrick and is secured at one end to a pole or the like.

proved apparatus,

as will be presently described The poleis thus raised .or lowered in accordancewith the direction of'rotation of the winch drum; 1 l

Referring to the drawings showing the imthe numeral. 5 designates a housing which servesas a casing-fora rotatable carrier orsleeve 6.

rier 6. The carrier is mounted inthe -hous-. ing 5 on bearings 8 and serves to support in addition to the rack shaft 7, a double spur gear 9. One side of this gear is in mesh with rack shaft 7 and the other side of the gear is in mesh with the spur side of a bevel-spur. gear 10. The casing 5 is provided with'a v A rack shaft 7 or shank is adjustably mounted in the cari Y shock absorber.

hand-hele cove-i to facilitate the rental and replacement of gears ,9 and 1 0. 'Thebevel side of the gear 10 is in mesh with a double bevel idler 'gear 11. The rotatable carrier 6 is provided with a bevel, gear 12; Athrust a 180 worm-wheel segment 14 and an abutting 180 plain segment'15, and is kept in posltion by means ofbolts. The worm-wheel 14 also serves the purpose of tilting the housing 5 with respectto the'casing 13, as will be laterreferred to. The gear 11 (Fig.1)

' carried by the member 6 is supported by bearing 16, and this, bearing is kept'inposition by means of lock nuts 17 and 18. Lock nut 18 is provided with a chamber, and a disc 19 ly .ing adj'acentthereto is provided with a cooperatingch-amber. These chambers contain a tube 20 which serves as. a guidefor a's'prin 20 and also transmits rotation to disc 19.

disc 19 is pressed by means of the spring 20 against disc21 andefi'eets ase'al at this point to prevent, the escape of oil or other lubri cant. The carrier 6 is provided at each of its longitudinally thereo These plates completely, and evenly surround the rack shaft .7 and serve as. a bearing therefor. The thrust plates are inserted in ways in carrier 6 and are housed in a cage 23 and held there by pins23'. Each end of carrier 6 isthreaded tioned, is clamped to the carrier by means of i bolt 25 to hold the collar securely in place.

The rack shaft 7 has an au er '26 secured to is provided with two auger blade supports 28 which are slightl inclined and may be substantially in the' ormshown in Fig.1.

-' A trap or gate 29'is hinged to each support, 1

and the members 29 arepivotally arranged so earth to pileup on the top surfaces of the traps and supports. When the auger is r'aised out-of the hole, these traps close to prevent -=-j the earth accumulated on top of the-auger 4 from falling back into thehole. Th'e auger I is rovided withI'a'bla'de 30 boltedto each I support, and a point 31 is suitably affixed to the augerbase; A'Ispring 32' is positioned. about the shaft Z .between the top of the auger 26' and the collar 24- and serves as a.-

henthe rotating anger is y v y F are positioned about the push rods' oneach raised from. the earth. A

Pinions 33 and 34 are in mesh with the feed 5 gear 11-'and the drive gear 12,- respectively.

roller 1O (Fig. 3) is in contact with the rack "shaft 7'. and is positioned on the carrier 6,

housing 5, and is secured thereto means of' The spring 20 exerts pressure and tends to separate the lock nut 18 and disc 19. The

ends with four thrust plates 22 which extend its lower end by means of pin 27. The anger.

.that as the auger bores into the earth the' traps arecaused to rise and permitthe loose A solid shaft 33' extends from the pinion 33' i and terminates in a bevel gear 35, and a sleeveshaft 34' surrounding the solid shaft extends from the pinion 34 and terminates in abevel gear 36. Thepinions 33 and 34 and the gears 35 and 36 with their respective shafts andbearings form an intermediate reduction unit which is suitably journaled at its extrem- 'ities in casing 13.- The casin 13 extends in antangular direction of 90 from the plane of this intermediate reduction unitand en-- -ters a bore in casing 39.- The casing 13 is se-. cured to-the casing 39 by means of a, 180 worm-wheel segment 14 and an abutting 180 plain segmen and .kept in position by means of belts;

he worm-wheel segment 14 serves the purpose of tilting the housing 13' with respect to casing 39,'as will be presently described. The bevel gears 35 and 36 are in .mesh with pinions mounted on con- .centric shafts 37 and 38, one end of each shaft being journaled in casing 13, and the other ends of said shafts arejournaled in the easings '40 and 41. The casing140 and 41 are bolted together, as shown in F ig.- 5, A feed clutch 42 is mounted on the end of shaft 37, and a drive clutch 43 is mountcdon the 'end of shaft 38'. I Thev clutches 42 and 43 each consists of a series of plates,- which slide alternately on keys at one end of gear 44 and clutch drum'45. On the opposite ends of the 2 clutch drums 45, there is mounted a series of clutch plates. Thes'eplates slideton keys on the clutch drum45, and brake shells 42 and 43 in a manner-similar to that described in connection with the clutches 42 and 43;

lutch throw collars 49 and 50,'as shown in igs. 5 and 6, are positioned between each set of clutch plates on each clutch drum 45,- and are provided on one side with ball bearings to take up the" thrust applied by the power of clutches 43 and- 42. A bronze ring is provided onthe opposite side of each of the. Clutch throw collars 49 and to take up the'thrust of thebra'kea Gear '44 is driven by gear 46, which in turn isdriven by gear- 47. This latter gear derives its. power from some such source as an engine carriedby a motor truck, or other 'power transmission'connected to.-a

propeller. shaft 48. I

The 'cl tch'othrow collars 49 and 50 are moved by clutch throw cams 51 and 52, to

compress clutch plates 42 and-43, respectively, andso transmitpow'er. Pairs of parallel v arms 53and'54 are attached atone oftheiit'. ends to the came 51 and 52,-respect-ively, and

transversebars 55'and 56 connect the opposite'ends of thepairsof-parallel arms together. 1

Clutch push rods 57 and ,58 are attached to spectively; a equalizing pr n n the centers of each of the bars 55 and "-56, re}

side of said bars; The cliitch push rods 57 A and 62, to tached, respectively respectively. f These stubs arepositioned 1n arms 64, thus a transverse position on the rear end of the trilckbody and are connected by suitable linkage-to the control lever arms 61' and 62, (Figs. 3 and 4) respectively. Each of the I control lever arms 61 and 62 is provided with a lug which extends into slots in the locking arms 64 when the brake-lock handle 65 is positioned to permit spring 66 to exert tension and spread the individually pivoted locking holding control lever arms 61 and 62 in a locked position. Brake-lock han-, dle 65 and brake-lock cam 67 are provided with suitable detents and are pinned to a common shaft 65'. This shaft 65 is housed so that when the brake-lock handle 65 is moved partly about its shaft; center, plungers 68 are displaced. from the detents in the handle 65 and cam 67 and when control lever arms 61 and 62 are pulled back slightly they release their lugs from the slots in locking arms 64. Springs about the plungers 68 comress the locking arms and so leave a clear path for the control lever arms 61 and 62 back and forthwhen power on brake is applied by levers 113 and 114.

A drive shaft 69 (Fig. 1) is journaled in the upper part of casing 13 and has a pinion 70 on its lower end which meshes with bevel gear 36. An idler gear 71 is also carried by the shaft 69, and is provided with jaws for engagement with jaw clutch 72, which is splined to'shaft 69 and controlled by a handle 72 (see Figs. 3 and 10). This handle is mounted on a casting carried by casing 13. The drive shaft 69 also carries an idler sprocket 73 provided with jaws for engagement wzth jaw clutch 72. Bevel gear 71 is: in mesh with pinion 74, and this pinion has I an extended shaft 'to which. a sprocket 75 is attached. The sprocket 75, by means of chain 76, drives shaft 78. A double sprocket 109 lies between the sprockets 75 and 77, and has a shaft 110 journaled in a double eccentric mounting 111, which is secured The'mounting of the shaft 110 in this manner permits the clamping of the shaft after adjusting each eccentric, in order to tighten the chains 76 and 7 6. Shaft 78 is journaled in a housing 79, and carries a worm which is in mesh with worm-wheel14. The housing 79 is bolted to casing 13 in a horizontal position and in such manner that when the worm 80 is driven it will turn the casing 13 and the attached casing 5 with its contained rack shaft and auger, to either side of is standing on e1 chain 73', shown in drives a sprocket 82,

,shaft 110 in Fig. 3.

-It-' will be thus seen that worm 80 will tilt the sprocket 77 which is keyed to in a clamping bracket 112. 3

provided with a lower the vertical axis of casing 39 according to the direction of rotation of the worm 80 on worm-wheel 14. The tilting of the casing 5 in this manner permits the auger to be 'adjusted angularly to the right or left as required. Worm housing 81 is bolted to casing 13 in a vertical position (Fig. 1), and when its worm 82 is driven, the worm-wheel 14 will raise or lower on its worm, thus tilting casing 5 with its contained auger forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the horizontal axis of casing 13. This permits the auger to bore in a plumb position when the truck her a horizontal or an inclined plane. Shift handle 7 2 is adapted to be moved to engage jaw clutch 72, with jaws of gear 71 and through mating gear, sprockets and chains to drive Worm 80 or to be moved to engage jaws of sprocket 73 on shaft 69. Sprocket 73,-by means of a dotted lines in Fig. 3, which is on the same shaft as the drive worm 82. A double' sprocket 109 lies between the sprockets 73 and 82', and has a shaft 110' journaled in a double eccentric mounting similar to that shown in connection with the gear 109 and This arrangement permits of adjustment to tighten the chains 7 3 and 82" through which sprockets 73 and 82' are interconnected. When the clutch 72 is. engaged to drive the sprocket 73, the chain of gearing above described operates the worm 82 (Fig. 1) to drive the worm-wheel 14; A neutral position is provided for handle 7 2. the operation of auger to bore in an angular direction to the right or left, and the operation of worm 82 will tilt the auger to bore in an an ular direction to the front or rear as seen rom Fig. 1. A derrick to be presently described, which is carried by the casing 5 partakes of the angular adjustments 7 ofthe auger shaft. A plumb bob 118 is attached to casing 5 (Fig. 3) to indicate the) plumb position of the auger. The rack shaft 7 has a cap 104 at its top (Fig. 7) which is provided with spaced projections. These projections successively register with associated arm to successively strike a gong a pivoted spring'and cause its 105 to signal that the rack shaft is near is v lowermost position. K j

The derrick shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 is tubular "portion 83 and an upper tubular portion 84 which telescopes therein. A stop 83' is attached to the tubular portion 83 and serves to limit the upward travel of the tube 84. The outer tube 83 is provided with a base 85, which may be bolted to the casing 5, shown in Fig. 1. A collar 86 is threaded on the end of the carrier 6, and is provided with peripheral ear teeth 87. These teeth mesh withlpinion 8, which idles on shaft 89 and this s aft\is journaled in the casing 85. Thef'shaft- 89' carries a 1 V be followed byjreferen'ce to-Fig. ;10,.-:pQeer3 A worm 95 which is driven through the engagement of the j aw clutch 96, which is operated by handle 97. A rack 98 carriedby the'inner tube 84 meshes with worm 95 andsaid tube israised or lowered inits companion tube 83in accordance with the direction of travel of the worm 95. A sleeve'90, having i jaws, is keyed and locked to thetop of shaft 89 'and is in line with an upper shaft 89', which is provided at its bottom with a sleeve 92, having jaws and being adjustably keyed to shaft 89 to permit its. sliding in a vertical direction. A helical spring 93is seated on "top of sleeve 92 and-extends about shaft 89' in the tubular casing 91 which is adjustably. mounted on sleeve 9.0. This spring exerts ten sion' to maintain the jaws of thesleeves 90 and 92 in engaged relation with each other to drive worm 95 in either direction in its travel on rack 98 When the rack-has reached itsextreme uppereor lower travel,-itdisengages the sleeves 90 and 92 and breaks the drive to the worm 95, This provides an over- I .sidewise travel.

' substantially U-shape, is-bolted to the collar 86 and is provided with two lu s. on which a" shaft 100- isjournaled. This s aft carries a rack-lock 101, with, a tooth member and a pin running clutch safety feature in the event that power is not disconnected at control. lever 113 shown in Fig-10. A-sheave .99

mounted between plates, asgshown in Figs. 7

and 9', is carriedon the'top of the tube 84. A a pair of rollers 107 is mounted in opposite relation to'each other on the plates, and a rope .108 passes over the sheave 99 and between these rollers. The rollers, being mounted in an inclined position as more clearly shown in Fig. 9, guide the-rope in its angular or. A frame 100 (Fig. 8)' of 101 extending outwardly therefrom carries a ball bearing. Aspring 101" coiled about shaft 100. on either side of the rack-lock (Fig. 7) with each end securedin frame 100 exerts pressure to mesh the tooth part of racklock 101 with the-rack shaft 7. The racklock is controlled by a ring 102 which is slidably mounted within the walls of the casing support. therefor when therackis in an 1111- operated-position. The handle 103 is ina locked posit on and its movement in said groove to an unlocked position will force ring 102 to move. downwardly and engage. the rack-lock and efl'ect'its release by disengaging I the tooth portion of the rack-lock from rack shaft. The movement of thehandle upwards ly inthe" groove will ermit, the rack-lock to .1 engagewlth the rack In the operationof the apparatus, may

is applied from-guy suitable source.tll .-Qll a changeable speed transmission connected to the' -p ropeller 'shaft 48. 'Thispowelf 13W. plied to operate the improved apparatusby means'0f'levers'113 and114. Lever 1'13 con+ -trols driving power for'rotating the rackshaft,7, and lever 114 controls feeding powerfor forcing the rack' shaft in'adownward direction into theearth. In the opposite position each of these levers controls a brake .on the same shaft. Itwillbe assumed that poweris applied to the propeller shaft to.

drive it in a clockwise direction as indieated 3 by: the arrow in Fig. 10. The rotation of the propeller shaft causes "t e rotation of gear 47-, which'in turn causes the successive rotaare thrown into engagement with gear 44 they are. driven thereby; Feed clutch 42 is adapted to rotate shaft 37, and vdrive clutch 43 is adapted to rotate shaft 38.- The pinion 38' at the end of the shaft 38'rotates gear 36 which in turn through a conectin'g shaft 34- rotates gear 34, and thus causesthe rotation of gear12 and rack carrier 6. As previously pointed-out the pinion '9 and bevel spur pinion 10 are journaled in therack carrier 6, and the rack 7 is also supportedthereby.

The driving operation just described. causes the rotation and slow automatic downward feeding of the auger assembly. The feeding operation whereby the rack shaft 7 and its Consequently as the rack carrier 6 is rotated, -it-causes these elements torotate with it.

auger assembly is forced in a downward direction at an accelerated speed to that described under the driving "operationwhen both clutches 42 and 43 are engaged with gear-44, cause shaft 37 and its pinion to." rotate, and in turn rotate gearv 35 andits shaft '33 to which' pinion 33 is connected.

Pinion33 rotates feed idler gear 11 which causes pinion 10 to rotate and in turn to rotate pinion 9. As this later .pinion is'inmesh with the rack 7 the movement applied thereto willforce the rack downwardly, causing the auger to be rotated and fed into the earth. ,As this downward movement of the auger continues, the pivoted gates 29 are ficient depth has been reached, control lever 113'is moved to a brake position engaging brake clutch 43' to operate and through its gear connections hold drive .gear 12 in a IOCkEdfpOSltlOIl. Control lever 114 is-engaged-wit-h clutch 42 and through its gear rotations raises rack7. Gates 29-close when the anger is raised and retain the'borings on the top of the auger. ."When the. auger is raised to a sufficient height above the hole, I

both levels 113 and 114 .are appliedto engage with clutches 42 and 43 respectively, causand set it in the hole prepared by the boring ing the gear connections to rotate the auger apparatus. and throw off the borings on thetop of the Poles may be raised or lowered at var ous auger by centrifugal force. The operations angles in accordance with the ad ustments of above described are repeated until the dethe worm 80 or the worm 82, as described 70 sired depth of hole is reached. in connection with the ad1ustme1it of the In the boring of plumbholes whenthe truck auger shaft. is on sloping or uneven ground, or when the Poles may also be raised or lowered by boring of holes in a sloping direction 18 reextending or telescoping the" derrick tubes quired, it is necessary to tilt the rack shat by-means of power. 5 7 to the position desired. Lift handle 72 1s WVh t i lai d i moved under this condition to cause engage- 1, I a bi d th b i g. hin

ment of jaw -Clutch 72' Provide P w to and derrick apparatus, a casing, an extensible rotate worm 80 or to r'otate worm 82 in a derrick mounted thereon, a carrier rotatably cordance With. the direction of tilting desired mounted in the casing, 3, hank vertically 80 as previously described. Power for rotating abl in the carrier, an auger carried by these worms is applied by lever 113, and the said shank, means for rotating said shank direction in whichit is desired to rotate said t operate id auger, d means h b Worms is changed at the Source of Power to the rotation of said carrier will elevate and which the propeller shaft 48 is connected. 1 id d i k 85 When the machine is not in operation levers 2 I a combined earth boring machine 113 and 114 eTe Pushed ihte hmklhg Pesltlon, and derrick apparatus, a casing, an extensible and are locked in this Position y brake leek derrick of tubular formation mounted therehehdle 65 on, a carrier rotatably mounted in the casing, 2 The derrick asshown in F 8 and 9 a shank vertically movable in the carrier and is attached to the rack carrier 6 in the ms i the derrick, an n carried by said Shank g as formerly euthhed- The The}? shaft and raised and lowered in accordance with 7 extending through the tubulanportions 83 th movement f th shankfmeans t and Of the derrick provide QLI'BHIIOI'CEIHEIII: tate aid hank to operate aid auger, and thereier- The rack Shaft 7 y he lowered means whereby the rotation of said carrier 95 to eeuse its attached auger to Test 11P011 h will cause the elevation of said derrick. g When t auger and shafhal'e 1h 3. In a combined earth boring machine this Position an auxiliary pp 15 P and derrick apparatus, a casing, anextensible Vided the derrick whereby heaVX Poles derrick mounted thereon, a carrier rotatably 2-3 may be raised and lowered addltlOnal mounted in casing a, shank' grtically y- In Order to raise the derrick to a movable 1n the carrier, an auger carried by required height for setting poles, jaw clutch id h k means entermg id casing f handle 97 is Operated to g g 1 clutch transmitting power to rotate said carrier an 96 with the l of Pinion Dl'lve shank to operate said auger, and means 40 trol lever 113 is then released from its locked whereby th t i f i carrier in 1 position and operated to engage the drive t dvl id d i k v elhteh 43 The g g e 9 4. Inacombined earth boring machine and drive clutch 43 rotates shaft 38-and its p1nd i k apparatus, a casing an t ibl Whieh is in mesh with g 36 gderrick. of tubular formation mounted there- 45 rotating shaft 34 and pinion 34. Pinion on, a carrier rotatably mounted in the asrotates rack carrier and its attached cap ing, a shank vertically movable in the car- 86 (Fig 7) "and gear 87, which inturn roi r and'ih the "derrick an auger carried by tates pinion 88, shaft 89, overrunning clutch id h k d oving with the shank longi- 90 an 2, couple Shaft to rotate m tudinally'to raise'and lower the auger, means I 50 95. The rotation of this worm which enentering said casing for transmitting power gages rack causes the elevation of the tube t rotat said carrier and shank to operate 84and its associated sheave 99 to the proper said auger, and means whereby the rotation height, at which point it is looked as previ-- of said carrier will elevate andlower said iously described. The derrick is shown in derrick. I 1

55 this extended position in Fig. 11. To lower 5. In a combined earth boring machine and the derrick the operation is. the same'as that derrick apparatus, a casing, an extensible described in connection With raising of the derrick mountedthereon, a carrier rotatably derrick, with the exception that the direcmounted in the casing, a shank vertically tion of rotation is changed at the source of movable in the carrier, an auger-carried by 69 power. It will be obvious by reference to said shank, means for transmitting engine Fig. 11 that with one end of the rope 108 power to operate said carrier and shank to attached to the pole 117, and passing over rotate said auger and simultaneously feed it the sheave 99 and thence to the winch 116,the downwardly, and means whereby the rotaoperationof the winch will cause the rope tion of said carrier will elevate and lower 63 to be drawn and raise the pole into position said derrick. 13

6.111 a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a casing, an extensitatable said tubular sleeve in its travel in either direction.

derrick apparatus,

ble derrick mounted thereon, a carrier rotatably mounted in the casing, a shank vertically movable in' the carrier, an auger-care ried by said shank, means for rotating said carrier and shank to operate said auger, means whereby the rotation of said carrier will elevate and lower said derrick, and means for adjusting the casing -to cause the shank and derrick to assume desired angular Positions. I v 7. In a combined earth boring'machine and a casing, a carrier ro-v tatably mounted-therein, an extensible. derrick of tubular formation mounted on the casing, a shank vertically movable and r0-' with the carrier and in the derrick, thrust mountings for the shank positioned in the carrier, an anger carried by said shank and raised and lowered in accordancewit'h the movement ofthe shank, means to rotate said carrier and shank to operate said auger,

and means whereby the rotation of said carrler will'cause the elevation of said derrick.

8. In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a. stationary casing, an 1 extensiblederrick mounted thereon, a carrier rotatably mounted in the casing, a shank vert cally movable in the carrier, an auger carried by said shank, gate memberspivotally attached to the auger, means entering said casing-for transmitting power .to rotate said carrier and shank to operate said auger, and

means whereby the rotation of said carrier Wlll elevate and lower said derrick.

' 9. In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a casing, a derrick mounted thereon, said derrick comprising a tubular portion having a tubular sleeve telescopically associated therewith, a carrier rotatably mounted 1n the casing,-a shank vertically and rotatably movable in the carrier and in the derrick, an auger carried by said shank and raisedand lowered in accordance with the movement of the shank, means entering said casing for transmitting power to rotate said carrier and shank to operate said auger, means whereby the rotationof said carrier w ll elevate and lower the tubular sleeve of errick, and means for limiting, the

s r101- Ina combined earth'bor'ing machine treme limits of travel in either and derrick apparatus, acasing, an extensible derrick mounted thereon, a carrier rotatably mounted in the casing, a shank vercarrier, anauger carried by said shank, means for transmitting power to operate said'carrier-and'shank to rotate said auger and simultaneously feed means whereby the rotation -of said carrler' will elevate and lower said derrick, and means for automaticallydisengaging power from said derrick at its exdirection.

, wherebythe rotation of I vateand lower said derrick, and means for- 1 1. In a combined earth boring machine and "derrick apparatus, a casing, a-n exte'nsible derrick .of tubular formation mounted thereon, a carrier rotatably-mounted in the-' casing, a'shank vertically movable in the carrier and in the derrick, an auger carried by said shank and raised and lowered in accordance with the movement ofsaid shank, means for transmitting engine said carrier 1 and shank to rotate said. auger and simultaneously feed ward limit of the shank, whereby the rotation of said carrier will elevate or lower said ders0 gaging power fromthe derrick at its extreme ly movable in the carrier, an auger carried by it downwardly, means to indicate the approach to the downpower for ope rating' earth boring machine I ably mounted in the casing, a shank vertical- 1 said shank, means for rotating said carrier and shank to ioperate lockin said shank in a desired position.

and derrick apparatus, a casing, a telescoping derrick mounted on the'caslng, a carrier rotatably mounted 1n the casing, a shank extending therethrough, an anger carried bv' the shank, a gear transmission within the casing adapted to impart a rotary movement to the carrier and shank, means whereby the rotary movement of said carrier will elevate er lower said derrick, a second gear transmission within the casing adapted to impart. vertical movement to the shank, separate driving shafts entering the casing and actuating each transmission, a common drive shaft," means for transmitting power therefrom to the last named shafts, and a compound clutch'on each of said last named shafts, said clutches being adapted to transsaid au' er, means sald carrler Wlll ele- 13.- n a combined earth boring machine mit power to each shaft or look said shafts against rotation.

14. In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a casing, a telescoping derrick mounted on the casing, a carrier rotatably mounted infthe casing, a shank extending therethroligh, an auger carried by the shank, agear transmission within the casin'g adapted ,to impart a rotary movement to the carrier and shank, means wherebythe' rotary movement of said carrier will elevate I or lower said derrick, a second gear transmission within vertical movement to the shank, separate driving shafts entering the casing and actuating each transmission, a common drive shaft. means for transmitting powerQthe'refrom to the lastnamed shafts, a com' ound-clutch' on each of said last named shaf being adapted to transmit power to each the-casing adapted to'impart ts, said clutches against rotation, and manually operated means for operating said clutches independently of each other.

15. In a combined earth boring machine and extensible derrick apparatus, a casing, a telescoping derrick mounted on the casing, a carrier rotatably mounted on the casing, a shank extending therethrough, anauger secured to one end of said shank, a pair of gears within the casing and surrounding the carrier and shank, means for transmitting power from said gears to the carrier to impart vertical and rotary movement to the shank, means responsive to the rotary movement of the carrier for elevating or lowering said derrick, means for rotating the gears in unison and one gear at a greater speed than the other, and means for locking either gear against rotation.

16. In a combined earth boring machine and telescopingderrick apparatus, a stationary supporting casing, an intermediate casing carried thereby and turnable with relation to a boring case carried by the intermediate casing and turnable with relation thereto, and said intermediate casing and'boring case being turnable independently of each other, a carrier rotatably mounted in the boring case, a rack shaft vertically movable in the carrier, an anger carried at one end of the rack shaft, means carried by the carrier for operating said rack shaft and auger in a rotary downward direction and means whereby the rotation of said carrier will elevate and lower said derrick.

17. In a comb ned earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a stationary supporting casing, an intermediate casing carried thereby and turnable with relation thereto, a boring case carried by the intermediate casing and turnable with relation thereto, and said intermediate casing and boring case being turnable independently of each other,

and at right angles to each other to permit universal adjustment, a telescoping derrick carried by said bor ng case, and means for elevating and lowering said derrick.

18. In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a stationary supporting casing, an intermed ate casing carried thereby and turnable with relation thereto, a boring case carried by the intermediate casing and turnable with relation thereto, and said intermed ate casing and boring case be-. ing turnable independently of each other and at right angles to each other to permit universal adjustment, means for turning the respective casing, said means also looking the casings against turn ng movement, a tubular telescoping derrick mounted on said boring case, aicarrier rotatably mounted in the boring case, a rack shaft vertically movable in the carrier and in the derrick, an anger on one end'of the rackshaft, means for rotating the rack shaft to lower and raise the auger, and means whereby the rotation of the carrier will elevate and lower the derrick.

v 19. In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a stationary supporting casing, an intermediate casing carried thereby and turnable with relation thereto, a boring case, a tubular telescoping derrick mounted thereon, said boring case being car- 'ried by the intermediate casing and turnable with relation thereto, a tubular telescoping derrick carried by the boring case, said intermediate casing and boring case being turnable ndependently of each other and at right angles to each topermit universal adjustment, means for turning the respective casings, said means also locking the casings against turning movement, a shaft extending through the boring case and into the tubular telescoping derrick, means within said case for imparting a vertical and rotary movement to the shaft, an anger carrier at one end of the shaft, and means whereby the auger and derrick are raised and lowered.

20, In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a stationary supporting case, a head member secured at one end thereof and turnable about a central axis, an intermediate casing secured to the lieadmemher, a boring case, an extensible derrick vmounted thereon, said boring case being secured to the intermediate case and t'urnable about the central axis ofthe intermediate 21. In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a stationary supporting case, a head member secured at one end thereof, an intermediate casing secured to the head member, a boring case. an extensible derrick mounted thereon, said boring case being secured to the intermediate case and turnable about the central axis of the intermediate case, said intermediate case and the boring case being turnable at right angles to each other to permit universal adjustment, a

sleeve shaft and an interior solid shaft journaled in the stationary supporting case,-

means for transmitting power or brake and lock to either shaft or to both in unison; a. sleeve shaft and an internal solid shaft jour-v naled in the intermediate casing, bevel gears connecting the sleeve shafts, means from one bevel gear to' transmit'power for turning boring case with relation to'inte'rmediate case, and the intermediate case with relation to stationary supporting case, bevel gears conmeeting the interior solid shafts, a pair of gears disposed in the boring case, pinion 1 gears secured on the last amed sleeve and interior solid shaft intermeshing with the gears iirtlre boring case, a s it ,passing through the boring case and the gears contained therein, and means for transmitting Vertical and rotary movement to said' shaft ,from the two gears through which it passes. 22 In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a stationary supporting casing, an intermediate casing carried 4 thereby and turnable with relation thereto, a boring case, an extensible derrick mounted .0 thereon, said boring case being carried by the intermediate casing and-turnable with relation to said intermediate casing, said intermediate casing and boring casing being turnable independently of each other, a shaft extending through the boring case, an anger carried by'said shaft, means for'transmitting power through the stationary supporting case, the intermediate case and the boring case to rotateandelevate the last named shaft and the auger carried thereby, and means whereby the operation of said shaft raises and lowers the extensible derrick.

23, In a combined earth boring machine and derrick apparatus, a casing, an extensible derrick of tubularformation mounted thereon, a shank vertically/movable in the casing, and in the derrick, and an auger carried by said shank, and movable thereby to an earth engaging position, the portion ofsaid shank extending into the tubular derrick forming a reinforcement therefor, and said auger in its earth engagingv position forming an auxiliary support'for the boring machine and derrick. I 24.-In a combined earth-boring machine and derrick apparatus, a casing, an extensible derrick of tubular formation mounted thereon, a shank vertically movable inthe casing and extending into the derrick, and an an er 40 carried by said shank and being mova le thereby to a raised and lowered position, the portion of the shank extending into the tubular derrick forming a reinforcement therefor, and said auger in its lowered position engaging the earth to form an auxiliary support for the boring machine and derrick.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification this 29th day of June 1932. a TEMPLE C. SMITH.

JOHN B. SPOWART. 

